Colloquial Phrases

English Idioms

Colloquial Phrase

“Ugh. My sleep cycle is still totally out of whack.” You went on a vacation in a country on the other side of the world. You've been home for a week, but you still can't go to sleep at a normal time. You complain about it to a coworker.

Tenses Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form. Choose your answers from the given options.

1. This is the first time I …………………. that song.

a. heard          b. have heard          c. was hearing

2. Sorry, I am late. ……………………… long?

a. Are you waiting          b. Have you been waiting

3. Alice ……………….. ten minutes ago.

Native Speakers Make Mistakes

Locations & Directions

The origins of some famous brand names

Brand names that we use as ordinary words!

Objective: To improve your reading and listening skills.

Think about it:  Have you got any Rollerblades? When was the last time you used some Chapstick? Why? Have you ever had to blow into a Breathalyzer? Where were you at the time? Do you ever use Tupperware? What for? Have you got anything with Velcro on it? What? When was the last time you threw a Frisbee? Where were you?